The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

Just after killing this person, a sharp gust of wind sounded behind him. Jiang Ning clenched his left fist, turned around and used the momentum to smash the newcomer's throat.

Jiang Ning delivered a violent throat smash, instantly killing the man.

boom!

Jiang Ning dodged to the side, and the whip struck the spot where he had just been standing.

Several more people rushed up from below and quickly engaged Jiang Ning in a fierce battle in the narrow terrain.

Jiang Ning's eyes darted around as he looked at the group. The next second, he rushed forward and delivered a high roundhouse kick that blew off one man's head. Then, he swung his arm and smashed it into another man's chest. The man raised his arm to block, but his arm bent instantly.

Clang! Clang!

With two downward slashes, the two men landed in Jiang Ning's position.

Jiang Ning took two steps back, placed one foot on the stone wall, and with a burst of leg strength, leaped into the air and delivered a flying knee strike to the chests of the two men.

The two were hit and crashed into the stone wall behind them.

Two muffled thuds sounded, and large dents appeared in the chests of the two men.

"This……"

The disciples from all three factions were speechless with amazement.

Jiang Ning's attack methods were violent and bloody, yet possessed a unique beauty that left them in awe.

They discovered that Jiang Ning's attack style was completely different from theirs. In the past, when they fought with their enemies, they used their swords to fight, but Jiang Ning did more than that. In addition to using swords, Jiang Ning also used various parts of his body to fight, such as the whip kick, elbow strike, and knee strike. His attack was smooth and fluid, showing them what real combat was. Their previous attack methods were more like sparring with others.

Moreover, they discovered that Jiang Ning was incredibly fast. Every move he made was extremely quick, and often, before the opponent could even react, they would be killed. This explosive power and terrifying speed left them speechless.

Especially the several Taoist priests of the Taishan Sect, who were of the second rank in martial arts and were junior brothers of the Tianmen Taoist, thought that if they were in Jiang Ning's killing spree, they would most likely not even last a single move against him.

Jiang Ning's speed was simply too fast; sometimes, his bursts of speed were so fast that even those of them watching couldn't see them clearly.

Daoist Tianmen and Abbess Dingyi exchanged a glance. They had realized that this young disciple of the Huashan Sect had far surpassed them in martial arts, especially in combat experience. They had even considered what it would be like if they were to fight Jiang Ning...

Tianmen Daoren and Master Dingyi remained silent.

Jiang Ning was unaware of their inner thoughts and continued to fight the enemy at Thousand-Foot Climb.

For him, his own body is also a weapon. He is not bound by any particular method of attack. As long as he can kill, he will use any method. He will make use of every advantage he has to attack the enemy's weaknesses.

Jiang Ning's every move targeted these people's vulnerable spots, each strike potentially fatal; he was now a killing machine.

Chapter 198: The Ultimate Skill of Mount Hua

Linghu Chong stared blankly at the figures fighting in front of him, and couldn't help but recall his conversation with Feng Qingyang that night.

"The Dugu Nine Swords is a sword technique created by the senior Dugu Qiubai. Once this sword technique is used, there is no retreat, and every move takes a life. There is no survival without death. Senior Dugu Qiubai was invincible with the Dugu Nine Swords. If you want to master this sword technique, you must practice hard for twenty years and then integrate it before you can compete with the heroes of the world. However, nowadays, there are probably no great heroes in this world. They are all just fools."

"Grand Uncle-Master, doesn't my master count either?"

"Your master? Well... humph, of course he doesn't count."

"why?"

"Do you think just anyone can be a hero?"

"What about Master Chongxu of Wudang and Master Fangzheng of Shaolin?"

"These two... well, they don't really count."

"So what kind of person can be considered a hero?"

"Naturally, it is the peerless master like Senior Dugu Qiubai and Zhang Zhenren, the founder of Wudang School."

"If that's what Grandmaster Uncle is saying, then once I've mastered the Dugu Nine Swords, as long as I don't encounter masters like Senior Dugu Qiubai or Master Zhang, my Dugu Nine Swords will be invincible?"

"You could say that."

"My junior brother can't even beat me?"

"Him?... It's hard to say."

"why?"

“A monster has emerged in your era. With your junior brother’s talent, there has never been such a genius since the founding of the Huashan Sect. He has already achieved such strength at such a young age. Even in the past few hundred years of the martial arts world, we have never seen anything like it. He is a monster, but you don’t need to compare yourself to him. You are fellow disciples.”

"So, Grandmaster Uncle, does that mean Junior Brother will become the kind of heroic figure you described in the future?"

"Well... it's hard to say."

"why?"

"The growth of such a person is unique. Perhaps your junior brother dies young and is cut short, or his potential is exhausted and he becomes just an ordinary person. Or perhaps he becomes invincible in the end, and a new grandmaster emerges in the martial arts world to carry on the legacy and illuminate the ages. But this is too difficult."

"Does Grandmaster Uncle still think my junior brother will die young?"

"..."

"Then how can I save him?"

"You want to save him?"

"Yes, he is my junior brother."

"Hmm... If only my fellow disciples had thought like you more than twenty years ago."

"Grand Uncle, what did you say?"

"It's nothing. If you don't want him to die young, fight alongside him and don't let him be too lonely."

Returning to the present, Linghu Chong looked at the figure in front of him.

"Junior brother, I'm here to help you!"

Linghu Chong shouted, drew his sword, and leaped forward to relieve the pressure on Jiang Ning.

Click.

Jiang Ning casually snapped someone's neck, then turned around at the sound behind him and saw Linghu Chong rushing towards them. He raised an eyebrow.

He's doing alright for now and doesn't really need any support.

However, since Linghu Chong had come, he wouldn't insist on sending him back.

Jiang Ning shifted his position slightly, allowing Linghu to rush over.

The terrain at Qianchizhuang was already narrow, and with Linghu Chong's arrival and the people attacking from below, it became even more crowded.

call out!

Linghu Chong raised his sword and thrust it diagonally towards one person's abdomen.

His move was strange and extremely fast; the man couldn't dodge in time and was directly stabbed.

boom!

Suddenly, a sharp wind blew, and an arm swung down, aiming for Linghu Chong's neck.

Linghu Chong glanced back, about to retaliate, when a flash of sword light appeared, and the longsword pierced through the man's arm, eliciting a scream.

Jiang Ning sheathed his sword, pulled it back, turned around, and delivered a flying kick that sent the man tumbling off the cliff.

After quickly dealing with this person, the fighting continued in Jiangning.

Seeing that Jiang Ning had time to help him out while fighting the enemy, Linghu Chong was no longer afraid of exposing his swordsmanship and directly used the Dugu Nine Swords.

Three men attacked from the front. Linghu Chong's longsword trembled as he swiftly drew his sword, the tip striking the eyes of the three men in quick succession. Three screams rang out as the three men were blinded.

Ok?

Jiang Ning glanced back at Linghu Chong and found that Linghu Chong's swordsmanship was exceptionally cunning, with each move aimed directly at the enemy's life. It was extremely ruthless. These moves were neither Huashan swordsmanship nor the swordsmanship of the other Five Mountains Sword Sects. He had never seen them before.

Seeing Linghu Chong's unprecedented swordsmanship, and considering that he had been staying at the Cliff of Contemplation, Jiang Ning roughly guessed the origin of this swordsmanship.

After glancing at it, Jiang Ning ignored it and jumped down onto the stone steps of the Thousand-Foot Cliff to begin killing enemies.

……

The back mountain of North Peak.

Yue Lingshan, Shi Daizi, and the disciples of Huashan and Hengshan and Taishan had already prepared traps at the cliff. Yue Buqun, Feng Buping, and the two swords of Diancang, Master Dingjing, were waiting in front. As soon as those people dared to climb up from the bottom of the cliff, they would immediately fall into their trap.

"Hey junior brother, here, take this."

Behind them, Lu Dayou quietly handed a bag to a Taishan Sect disciple standing to the side.

"Senior brother, what is this?"

The Taishan Sect disciple stared blankly at the bag in his hand.

"Lime powder".

Lu Dayou replied in a low voice.

"what?"

The Taishan Sect disciple looked somewhat bewildered.

Seeing his expression, Lu Dayou explained, "If those people from the foot of the mountain climb up from here, we'll throw lime powder into their eyes when we fight them."

Upon hearing Lu Dayou's words, the Taishan Sect disciple hesitated.

"This...this isn't right, is it? Isn't this a bit despicable? Wouldn't it violate the code of the martial arts world?"

"Tsk."

Lu Dayou clicked his tongue.

"What's wrong with that? These people have all joined the Demonic Sect and are now members of the Demonic Sect. They're launching a major attack on our Five Mountains Sword Sect. What's the point of talking about chivalry with these Demonic Sect members? We should just use whatever we can. We should throw more lime powder at them to reduce the bloodshed we suffer."

"As for being despicable, any means that can kill members of the Demonic Sect is a good means. What's the difference between being despicable and not? If you're not despicable towards them, they won't care about any code of conduct when they try to ambush you. As long as we have a clear conscience, that's all that matters."

Upon hearing this, the Taishan Sect disciple opened his mouth, somewhat bewildered.

He felt something was off, but what the other person said seemed to make a lot of sense.

After thinking for a moment, the Taishan Sect disciple said nothing and put the bag containing lime powder into his pocket.

Scenes like this were common among the disciples. The Huashan disciples distributed lime powder to the Hengshan and Taishan disciples and explained to them how to use it.

The disciples of both sects were initially bewildered when they heard this, but after being persuaded by Lu Dayou and other Huashan disciples, they all put away the lime powder. Some Taishan disciples even asked if there was any extra and asked him to give them a few more bags.